Instant New York Times bestseller | Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction | Longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction | Longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize | A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME, New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Harper’s Baazar, NPR, Vogue, Oprah Daily, People, USA TODAY, Literary Hub, Electric Literature, Kirkus Review, BookPage, Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, PEN America, Chicago Public Library | #1 Indie Ne...

Set in 1930s Papua New Guinea, this gorgeous novel is about three young, ground-breaking anthropologists caught in a love triangle that threatens their bonds, their careers and, ultimately, their livesEnglish anthropologist Andrew Bankson has been alone in the field for several years studying the Kiona river tribe in the Territory of New Guinea. Haunted by the memory of his brothers' deaths and increasingly frustrated and isolated by his research, Bankson is on the...

Set in 1930s Papua New Guinea, this gorgeous novel is about three young, ground-breaking anthropologists caught in a love triangle that threatens their bonds, their careers and, ultimately, their livesEnglish anthropologist Andrew Bankson has been alone in the field for several years studying the Kiona river tribe in the Territory of New Guinea. Haunted by the memory of his brothers' deaths and increasingly frustrated and isolated by his research, Bankson is on the...

An extraordinary new novel of art, love and ambition from Lily King, the New York Times–bestselling author of Euphoria***,** which sold over 400,000 copies in North America.*Following the breakout success of her critically acclaimed and award-winning novel Euphoria, Lily King returns with an unforgettable portrait of an artist as a young woman.Blindsided by her mother’s sudden death, and wrecked by a recent love a...

"Five Tuesdays in Winter moved me, inspired me, thrilled me. It filled up every chamber of my heart. I loved this book." —Ann PatchettBy the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers and Euphoria comes a masterful new collection of short storiesLily King, one of the most "brilliant" (New York Times Book Review), "wildly talented" (Chicago Tribune), and treasure...

From the author of The Pleasing Hour: A "moving and deeply absorbing" novel of painful truths and the refuge of fiction set in a New England prep school (Newsday).A Chicago Tribune and Publishers Weekly Best NovelFifteen years ago, English teacher Vida Avery arrived alone and pregnant at the elite Fayer Academy. Living on the campus off the coast of New England, she worked to become a beloved fixture of t...

Lily King’s highly acclaimed, award-winning debut novel is the story of Rosie, an American au pair in Paris whose coming of age defies all our usual conceptions of naïveté and experience. Rosie is fleeing an unspeakable loss that has left her homesick for her family. As she awkwardly grasps for the words to communicate with and connect to Nicole, the cool, distant, and beautifully polished mother of the three children she cares for, Rosie’s bond with the patriarch of the household develops...

“Haunting, incisive . . . King is brilliant.” —ElleAn absorbing, insightful story written in cool, polished prose right to the last conflicted line.” —Washington Post“Spellbinding . . . You won’t be able to stop reading this book, but when you do finally finish the last delicious page and look up, you will see families in a clearer and more forgiving way.” —Vanity FairWhen eleven-year-old ...

Following the breakout success of her critically acclaimed and award-winning novel Euphoria, Lily King returns with an unforgettable portrait of an artist as a young woman.Blindsided by her mother’s sudden death and wrecked by a recent love affair, Casey Peabody has arrived in Massachusetts in the summer of 1997 without a plan. Her mail consists of wedding invitations and final notices from debt collectors. A former child golf prodigy, she now waits tables in Harvard Squar...

Instant New York Times bestseller | Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction | Longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction | Longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize | A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME, New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Harper’s Baazar, NPR, Vogue, Oprah Daily, People, USA TODAY, Literary Hub, Electric Literature, Kirkus Review, BookPage, Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, PEN America, Chicago Public Library | #1 Indie Ne...

The first novel from a new literary voice brimming with sensitivity and lyricism, The Pleasing Hour** is the story of Rosie, an American au pair in Europe whose coming-of-age defies all our usual conceptions of naïveté and experience.**Every autumn, on a day called la rentrée, hundreds of filles descend upon Paris to move in with Parisian families and care for the children. They drink in the glamorous culture, pursue romance and t...

“[A] domestic drama with the adrenalin-fueled beating heart of a thriller.”—Elle“Beautifully written and carefully observed . . . King is a wildly talented writer.” —Chicago TribuneFifteen years ago Vida Avery arrived alone and pregnant at elite Fayer Academy. She has since become a fixture and one of the best English teachers Fayer has ever had. Living on campus, on an island off the New England coast, Vida has cocooned herself and her son...